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Angels Welcome - Shingle Style Exterior with Gable Roof - Custom Home in Falmou
Angels Welcome - Shingle Style Exterior with Gable Roof - Custom Home in Falmou
Polhemus Savery DaSilvaPolhemus Savery DaSilva
Shingle style home exterior with multiple gables. Custom coastal home on Cape Cod by Polhemus Savery DaSilva Architects Builders. Scope Of Work: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Construction / Living Space: 3,762ft² / Photography: Brian Vanden Brink, Dan Cutrona
Churchhaven House 1
Churchhaven House 1
andre K design studioandre K design studio
Designed for Private Clients while working at MSarchitects
Design ideas for a large and white nautical bungalow render detached house in Other with a metal roof and a pitched roof.
Designer Escape To Beaufort South Carolina
Designer Escape To Beaufort South Carolina
Urban Design InteriorsUrban Design Interiors
Design ideas for a large and white coastal two floor detached house in Atlanta with wood cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
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Falmouth Residence
Falmouth Residence
PAUL WEBER ArchitecturePAUL WEBER Architecture
This is an example of a gey beach style two floor detached house in Boston with wood cladding, a mansard roof and a shingle roof.
Contemporary European Beach House
Contemporary European Beach House
Beacon Construction Group IncBeacon Construction Group Inc
Large and white beach style two floor render detached house in Miami with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Margate, NJ Custom 2 1/2 Story-Huntington
Margate, NJ Custom 2 1/2 Story-Huntington
Bishop and Smith ArchitectsBishop and Smith Architects
Custom Home in Margate, NJ
This is an example of a coastal house exterior in Philadelphia.
House on Towlston Road
House on Towlston Road
Moore Architects, PCMoore Architects, PC
Photos by Anice Hoachlander
This is an example of a coastal house exterior in DC Metro.
Classic Lake
Classic Lake
ADŌR HomesADŌR Homes
Spacecrafting
Inspiration for a nautical house exterior in Minneapolis.
Uncatena Residence
Uncatena Residence
EmeritusEmeritus
Thomas Olcott
Design ideas for a beach style house exterior in Other.
Old Beach Spec Home in Virginia Beach, VA
Old Beach Spec Home in Virginia Beach, VA
VB Homes Design, Build, RemodelVB Homes Design, Build, Remodel
Photo of a large and beige nautical two floor detached house in Other with vinyl cladding, a pitched roof and a tiled roof.
Contemporary Tranquility
Contemporary Tranquility
Scott Christopher HomesScott Christopher Homes
Creating spaces that make connections between the indoors and out, while making the most of the panoramic lake views and lush landscape that surround were two key goals of this seasonal home’s design. Central entrance into the residence brings you to an open dining and lounge space, with natural light flooding in through rooftop skylights. Soaring ceilings and subdued color palettes give the adjacent kitchen and living room an airy and expansive feeling, while the large, sliding glass doors and picture windows bring the warmth of the outdoors in. The family room, located in one of the two zinc-clad connector spaces, offers a more intimate lounge area and leads into the master suite wing, complete with vaulted ceilings and sleek lines. Three additional guest suites can be found in the opposite wing of the home, providing ideally separate living spaces for a multi-generational family. Photographer: Steve Hall © Hedrich Blessing Architect: Booth Hansen
Pa'ina Makai
Pa'ina Makai
Pu'uwai Design & ConstructionPu'uwai Design & Construction
This Hawaii home built on Kauai's south shore is the perfect mix of modern and traditional design. The use of natural wood and white board and batten paneling create the perfect mix of relaxed elegance. The square teak columns speak to the contemporary design, while the reed thatch Pai Pai with natural log columns is a nod at times gone by. The whole home has an indoor-outdoor design that welcomes in the lush tropical landscape and ocean views.
Island Style (Bahama, Key West, British West Indies, etc) Homes 08402
Island Style (Bahama, Key West, British West Indies, etc) Homes 08402
QMA ArchitectsQMA Architects
QMA Architects Todd Miller, Architect
Inspiration for a large and yellow coastal detached house in Philadelphia with three floors, mixed cladding, a hip roof and a metal roof.
Brandon Architects
Brandon Architects
Tosti StudiosTosti Studios
Design ideas for an expansive and beige nautical two floor house exterior in Orange County with wood cladding.
Custom Carolina Beach Home
Custom Carolina Beach Home
Richard Wallace Builder, Inc.Richard Wallace Builder, Inc.
Large and gey nautical two floor house exterior in Other with mixed cladding and a hip roof.
Lighthouse Home
Lighthouse Home
Percheron GroupPercheron Group
Design ideas for a large and gey beach style house exterior in Portland Maine with three floors, wood cladding and a pitched roof.
Gull Lake MI Lake Home
Gull Lake MI Lake Home
YZDA | Yoshida + Zanon Design AtriumYZDA | Yoshida + Zanon Design Atrium
Collaboration Teams : AMDG Architects, Mike Schaap Builders and YZDA Photographer : Ashley Avila Photography
Inspiration for an expansive and blue beach style two floor detached house in Grand Rapids with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
2016 Lakehouse with DeHaan & Dwellings
2016 Lakehouse with DeHaan & Dwellings
Johnson Carpet OneJohnson Carpet One
Ashley Avila
Design ideas for a beach style house exterior in Grand Rapids.
Cove House
Cove House
Aline Architecture inc.Aline Architecture inc.
Aline Architecture Inc/ Photographer: Dan Cutrona
Design ideas for a beige beach style bungalow house exterior in Boston with wood cladding.

Coastal House Exterior Ideas and Designs

With so much attention devoted to interior design, the exterior of a home can often get overlooked, but as the first thing that welcomes both us and our guests, it is worth devoting some time tending to the outside of your house. Furthermore, focusing on the coastal kerb appeal of your home can add significant value if and when it comes time to sell up. Georgian, Edwardian and Victorian homes, with their bay windows and elegant plasterwork, often benefit from built in architecture advantages, but even if your house design is unassuming from the outside, small decorative and structural improvements to the coastal exterior of your home can equal huge impact. Key areas of building design to focus on are the front door, the driveway or approach to your home, the porch area, the windows, the facade and the roof. And just a note of caution... before any significant coastal exterior architecture gets under way, check first whether you need planning permission for your exterior house designs– this applies particularly to listed houses or buildings in a conservation area, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. Take a look through the house designs, exterior architecture and images of front doors and driveways on Houzz to inspire your facade or building design, or read on for a few more pointers when it comes to redesigning your exterior.

How do I give my home an exterior facelift?

You may feel like your home’s exterior architecture is unalterable but there are a wide range of options available to improve its external building design, no matter what raw materials you begin with. Begin with the front door and the pathway or driveway that lead up to your home as these are easy to improve without huge budgets. A driveway or pathway must be kept neat and tidy and you can consider replacing tarmac with attractive tiles or gravel. Repainting or replacing the fence, wall or gate that fronts your home can also offer an overnight transformation without breaking the bank. An area to not cut corners however is the front door, where spending a little extra can make a huge difference in quality, and painting it in a colour you love will pay you back every time it welcomes you home! Updating your windows can be a significant building design project but it is one that has benefits both inside and out, as well as potentially saving you money on energy later. If you are lucky enough to have period windows such as bay windows with sash or leaded windows, then maintaining them should be a top priority, but if they are beyond repair then there are plenty of window professionals that will offer modern, double or triple glazed equivalents that could still work in your bay window. Working with uPVC? Not a problem – the best improvement you can make is to ensure your windows are the right size and shape for your home's overall proportions.

How do I update my home’s facade?

When it comes to updating the facade of your home, painting is the quickest and most affordable way to achieve a coastal makeover, and if you opt for a colour other than white it can really make a statement (although sticking within the palette of your road and local area is advisable). A makeover that requires a bit more patience but can add romance and character to the most mundane of homes is to adorn the walls with climbing plants – delicate trailing wisteria is ever a British favourite, whilst roses and jasmine offer fragrance as well as beauty. If you’re looking to make more significant changes to the exterior of your home, whether that is adding timber cladding, hanging tiles, installing a bay window or rendering, then you should first check whether your house designs require planning permission. A New England style wood boarded home is beautiful and bright, but remember that it will need frequent repainting if it is going to stay looking its best, whilst stucco render or Tyrolean render can tidy up a home's exterior but think carefully before covering over original brickwork.

What should I consider if building a home from scratch?

If you’re working with an architect on a brand new build, the options are endless when it comes to deciding on the exterior architecture. But first things first, you will need to check planning permissions, building regulations and local restrictions, such as being in a conservation area, to make sure your plans for your exterior house designs will meet stipulations. If you are building in a street with predominantly Victorian facades, with bay windows and side returns, you might need to ensure your house designs fit in with the rest of the homes on the street, but if you’re building in a more remote area you’ll probably have more freedom for your building design. There are many architectural decisions to make, do you want a flat, gabled, hipped, mansard or perhaps even a curved roof? Do you want bay windows? Crittall windows? Perhaps external shutters? Do you want glass walls? Do you want wood cladding? Do you want a very symmetrical building design or something more contemporary? The decision is all yours but remember to consider the benefits of various materials over others and the effects that some architecture styles will have on everyday life, for example glass walls will look attractive but will give you less privacy. Your architect or builder will be able to guide you through the best coastal exterior architecture choices for your house designs.
Exteriors
Exteriors
FitzGerald Wood ProductsFitzGerald Wood Products
Photo of a large and beige nautical two floor house exterior in Other with wood cladding and a pitched roof.
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